COLOMBO (News 1st) – Several Ministers and Deputy Ministers assumed duties in their respective Ministries today (December 28). They are: –

Edward Gunasekera assumed duties as the Deputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms today. Meanwhile, Sujeewa Senasinghe assumed duties as the Minister of Science, Technology, and Research. (Non- cabinet)

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources Development, P Harrison assumed duties at the Ministry of Rural Affairs.

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